H.R. 5803 - To Direct the Election Assistance Commission to Establish a Program to Make Grants to Participating States and Units of Local Go

To Direct the Election Assistance Commission to Establish a Program to Make Grants to Participating States and Units of Local Government Which Will Administer the Regularly Scheduled General Election for Federal Office Held in November 2008 for Carrying out a Program to Make Backup Paper Ballots Available in the Case of the Failure of a Voting System or Voting Equipment in the Election or Some Other Emergency Situation, and for Other Purposes.

H.R. 5803 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

This bill will provide funding for states using electronic voting systems to make backup paper ballots in case of equipment failure in the November 2008 election. (by CRS)

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Title

To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

Sponsor

Zoe Lofgren

Co-Sponsors

Subjects

• Elections
• Ballots
• Budgets
• Congress
• Congressional elections
• Election administration
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Grants-in-aid
• Presidential elections
• Presidents
• Voting machines

Related Bills

Major Actions

Introduced	4/15/2008
Referred to Committee
Failed passage in House	7/15/2008

Bill History

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• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
currently selected	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 5803 To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local goverment to carry out a program to make backup paper ballots in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment - Under Suspension of the Rules	7/15/2008	This bill DID NOT PASS the House 248 voted YES 170 voted NO 16 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	4/15/2008
		4/15/2008	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
		5/07/2008	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	5/07/2008	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 3.
		5/15/2008	Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-637.
	Put on a legislative calendar	5/15/2008	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
		7/15/2008	Ms. Lofgren, Zoe moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
		7/15/2008	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		7/15/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5803.
		7/15/2008	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
		7/15/2008	Considered as unfinished business.
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	7/15/2008	On Passage - House - H.R. 5803 To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local goverment to carry out a program to make backup paper ballots in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment - Under Suspension of the Rules

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